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Recognised as Colour

#BCA4E2

  • #BCA4E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BCA4E2 is a violet with RGB values 188, 164, 226 and HSL 263°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCA4E2#BCA4E2
HEX#BCA4E2
RGBrgb(188, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages73.7%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(263.2, 51.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 27.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,362,978
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#435B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B6ADBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAE2A4
Analogous#A4ABE2, #DBA4E2
Triadic#E2BCA4, #A4E2BC
Split complementary#E2DBA4, #ABE2A4
Tetradic#E2A4AB, #CAE2A4, #A4E2DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F1FB
Lighter +10%#D8CBEE
Darker −10%#A07DD6
Darker −20%#8357C9
Darker −30%#6939B4
Darker −40%#522D8D
More saturated +25%#B995F1
Less saturated −25%#BFB3D3

Channel breakdown

R188
G164
B226
Red188 (73.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue263.23°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G A4 · B E2

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